[nagdu] ranting handling skills?

Wed Aug 4 14:29:55 UTC 2010

Hope- yes! They're so smart - these Shepherds. I've never worked with
anything else.
Cathryn

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Hope Paulos
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 10:40 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ranting handling skills?

Hi there.  I just wanted to make an addendum to my last post. If Abby is a 
shepherd, she'll learn real quick. Beignet's a shepherd and it takes her 
only a couple of run-throughs before she gets whatever i'm teaching her.
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From: "Cathryn Bonnette" <cathrynisfinally at verizon.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ranting handling skills?

> Hi Lora,
>
> With my last Shepherd, I learned to make the dog do "sits and downs" after
> such instances of dog distraction. Away from the other dog, you repeatedly
> give the "sit" and "down" commands without praise, and with the next 
> command
> following as soon as the dog obeys the last one. They don't usually like 
> it,
> but it re-establishes your control. Given your particular dog, I might 
> stop
> as soon as I become aware of any other dog coming near to us on the 
> sidewalk
> and start the "sits and downs" As soon as you sense your dog is ready to
> move along regardless of the other dog, you stop and give a forward 
> command.
> Then when the dog has obeyed the forward command and you have taken 10 or 
> so
> steps, you stop and praise the dog extensively for obeying the forward
> command, then keep going.
>
> I hope this makes sense in text- If you want to talk it through- my cell 
> is
> 202-744-4800.
>
> Best,
>
> Cathryn (& Abby)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Hope Paulos
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 12:21 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] ranting handling skills?
>
> I'd immediately contact the school where you got him. Especially if he
> turned around in harness and was focused on the other dog.
> Just my opinion.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lora" <blindhistory at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 12:11 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] ranting handling skills?
>
>
>> Kori has an issue with lounging at dogs. Tonight there was a loose
>> dog. I told Kori to leave it. The dog came up to us and Kori lounged
>> and growled at it. I have two two handed corrections for lounging
>> twice. Theonly thing that got Kori to stop was the other handler
>> taking their dog. Kori flipped around while I was holding on to the
>> harness handle and lounged at the dog. I gave him a hop up forward
>> correction and that didn't work either. Seriously.... sigh
>>
>> He also went #2 in the middle of the street after I had just given him
>> a chance to go.
>>
>> Sorry for ranting yet again.
>>
>> -- 
>> Lora
>>
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